Doll (Nutcracker) (RETIRED)
Jul 1, 2007 3:18:10 GMT -5
Post by MelissaD on Jul 1, 2007 3:18:10 GMT -5
I'm not sure if we are reviewing Mattel, Pleasant Co., or extra early Pleasant Co., (which is different from later PC) or all three. This review is for a later PC, around 1996-97
I really like this doll. Although it can't be played with for hours on end like Kirsten's Sari, (I used that doll as a dollhouse doll for years, and it still looks almost perfect), it isn't quite as fragile as a person-sized porcelain doll.
The details are lovely. The top half or her dress and her sleeves are a rose-pink velvet, and the bottom half is a light pink, satin-like material, as are her tiny bloomers. The lace is off white/cream colored. Her shoes are painted on, and they are the same color of pink as the velvet.
The nutcracker doll she holds is about 2" tall. He is wood, NOT plastic.
Her hair is dark brown, about the color of Samantha's, and will get frizzy if you leave her ribbon untied. She has a very lovely painted face.
She is 5 1/2" tall, which I am assuming is shorter than the Mattel's because the Lydia I have is 6 1/2" tall (not counting that big bonnet)
The cons are:
-Her hair doesn't see to be glued on all the way, giving her a little bit of a bald look on the sides of her head (but I'm sure this could be fixed, with some extra glue)
-She is not shiny, like real porcelain dolls of that era.
-She does not have nearly as light of skin as real porcelain dolls of that era, but her skin is a little lighter than Lydia's (but almost the same)
I give her a B+
Here she is:
The baldness:
Next to Lydia. See how much bigger Lydia is?
I really like this doll. Although it can't be played with for hours on end like Kirsten's Sari, (I used that doll as a dollhouse doll for years, and it still looks almost perfect), it isn't quite as fragile as a person-sized porcelain doll.
The details are lovely. The top half or her dress and her sleeves are a rose-pink velvet, and the bottom half is a light pink, satin-like material, as are her tiny bloomers. The lace is off white/cream colored. Her shoes are painted on, and they are the same color of pink as the velvet.
The nutcracker doll she holds is about 2" tall. He is wood, NOT plastic.
Her hair is dark brown, about the color of Samantha's, and will get frizzy if you leave her ribbon untied. She has a very lovely painted face.
She is 5 1/2" tall, which I am assuming is shorter than the Mattel's because the Lydia I have is 6 1/2" tall (not counting that big bonnet)
The cons are:
-Her hair doesn't see to be glued on all the way, giving her a little bit of a bald look on the sides of her head (but I'm sure this could be fixed, with some extra glue)
-She is not shiny, like real porcelain dolls of that era.
-She does not have nearly as light of skin as real porcelain dolls of that era, but her skin is a little lighter than Lydia's (but almost the same)
I give her a B+
Here she is:
The baldness:
Next to Lydia. See how much bigger Lydia is?